Our friends at the the New Zealand Casting Department for The Hobbit send this along: "The NZ Casting Department do not require any more photos or CV's from actors who live outside NZ. They are not casting for any more roles at this stage."

If you are a hopeful actor from outside of New Zealand, please hold off sending your CV Resume and/or Headshot for the time being. We will be sure to let you know when they are calling for more actors!

Peter has had plenty of time to go over the casting list and generally they are short lists and my guess is and its just a guess is he is focused on getting the returning cast signed then get rest of the new cast for Need Ian McKellan and Hugo Weaving more so right now